
         Political upheavals, economic reforms, social instability and civil war have all been factors contributing to changes in the mixed flows of migrants both to and within Europe. Many of those in need of international protection are forced to seek it in Europe and the new member states of the enlarged Council of Europe are now also experiencing the arrival of asylum seekers.This revised edition considers the substantial body of case law of the European Court of Human Rights which has examined the compatibility of the Convention with measures taken by states in relation to all aspects of the asylum process. It also observes the role of subsidiary protection offered by the Strasbourg organs in protecting those at risk of prohibited treatment. In addition, the study considers the increasingly relevant provisions of EU law developments in the field, as well as measures taken in the context of terrorist threats - both of which have had a significant impact on the practical circumstances and law on refugees and asylum seekers.
Introduction
Overview
Background considerations: movement of refugees in Europe from the aftermath of the Second World War to the present
Recent trends in Europe
Part One - The role of the European Convention on Human Rights in protection from expulsion to face human rights abuses 
The applicability of the Convention to asylum cases 
The risk of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment 
The significance of the jurisprudence of the UNCAT Committee 
The extraterritorial application of other articles of the ECHR 
Procedural guarantees and the right to an effective remedy where expulsion is threatened 
Forced expulsion of reluctant deportees
Part Two - The role of the European Convention on Human Rights in situations not involving protection from expulsion 
Detention under Article 5 and restrictions on freedom of movement under Article 2 of Protocol No.4 
Family life and private life 
Children and asylum 
Article 12 - The right to marry and found a family
Status of those whose claim is being examined or has been rejected
Non-discrimination - Article 14 and Protocol No.12 
Racism, xenophobia and the media 
Terrorism
Part Three - The subsidiary protection of the European Court of Human Rights 
The right of individual petition 
Interim measures - Rule 39 
Expediting cases 
Conditions to be fulfilled 
Execution of judgments - The Committee of Ministers 
Asylum and the European Union
Conclusion
Appendix I - Selected Council of Europe instruments relating to asylum 
Appendix II - Key European Union texts relating to asylum 
Appendix III - Guidelines on human rights and the fight against terrorism (extract)
Appendix IV - Countries which have accepted the right of individual petition under the United Nations Convention against Torture
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          Political upheavals, economic reforms, social instability and civil war have all been factors contributing to changes in the mixed flows of migrants both to and within Europe. Many of those in need of international protection are forced to seek it in Europe and the new member states of the enlarged Council of Europe are now also experiencing the arrival of asylum seekers.This revised edition considers the substantial body of case law of the European Court of Human Rights which has examined the compatibility of the Convention with measures taken by states in relation to all aspects of the asylum process. It also observes the role of subsidiary protection offered by the Strasbourg organs in protecting those at risk of prohibited treatment. In addition, the study considers the increasingly relevant provisions of EU law developments in the field, as well as measures taken in the context of terrorist threats - both of which have had a significant impact on the practical circumstances and law on refugees and asylum seekers.
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